New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-26
UNDER THE OLD iNFLUETCES.
THE REoRGANIzED B. AND o. COMPANY.
PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA FEAR CONTINUANCE
oF us FORMER Policy ~ THAT srATE.

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| OF IT'S FORMER POLICY N THAT STATE.
| WHEELING W. Va, Nov. 2J.-Tne reorganization OF
! the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, perfected as
claimed under the direction of the NewforK syndicate
IA not looked upon with favor in this state The people
o, West Virginia feel that they were made TO snier
under the old regime of the Baltimore and Ohio com
many and the new organi lation oroshadOws in ctct
continuance OF tho old policy which brought the
many 10 grief and prevented the establishment of any
local industries along its line For thirty years inc
Baltimore and Ohio company charged the people or West
virginia 500 per carload on cattle shipped from
any pont In the state to Baltimore than 1t did on cattle
Skinned fro Ohio and Chicago although the distance Is
from 200 TO 100 miles further. The natural result Is that
the cattle industry in This state IS destroyed most
men that pursued broke. The same in large measure
hold, true OF the lumber interests The policy OF the
baltimore aud Ohio company has been such as to dis
courage all local enterprises its limo in this State So
much that there y not 10 day an iron furnace III
operntion from Baltimore 10 the Ohio River.
The Baltimore and Ohio company has always fought
and ATTEMPTED to crush every feeder and connection
which It did not It opposed the Ohio River Rail
road Company controlled by Senator Camden and his
frcuds) until IL forced that company to a connection
with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Wheeling. Jur now
Il is be ginning hostile movement against tho Carks
burg and Weston road important branch 1t Is in IN
omen rh with the Grafton and Greenbricr road coming
I'm at Grafton. and It has made effort to seize
majority tho stock in that company and thereby con
troll the road In the pending litigation IL IL curious
fact that vcePresdcn Spencer swcarS to one state OF
facts and John W Mason. leading lawyer at Grafton
and one Of the counsel Of the Baltimore and Ohio,
TO what is construed here to be Just the opposite.
Coming further East the most important connection OF
the Baltimore and ohio which it does not own il reached
at Piedmont. owned by the West Virginia Centra and
Pi,tsburg Railroad Company. being known tho Davis
and Elkns road The Baltimore and ohio company are
understood here TO have waSed war against ms com
freight cars the Davis and ElSns road besides dis
crimiuatuS against IT, Last summer Charles f. MAYER.
president OF one Of the Bsmorc and Ohio branch Ines
nearly mile 81 the track OF the Piedmont ami Cumber
Cumberland, took away the tlc@ ana ras ana sun NOUS
them. In mis- way Mayer and the Baltimore and OhiO
company stopped shipments over the Piedmont Inc iOF
about three months
All thu and many other things calculated 10 offend the
propc ~ IVES, Virginia have occurred under tho old Hd
min traton OF AFFAIRS. Mr. Spencer being the chief OK
the president In the rcorganizaton II Is a'o std
that Mr. MAYER. I'm the board Is 70 be made vice
president Tho Ncw-Nork syndicate had fine opppr-
iunily rScuc tho Baltimore and Ohio property from
pcr- but there IA an apprehension that II has not
state that the old influence that controlled the Bdt-
and. Chio company has mslel and deceived the
sweep. appointed new officers and iuaucuraed liberal
local policy toward the people. put the company IN
harmony WIN al CONNECTING companies anu Hhcs lhero
+ doubt that success would have followed such
The Davis and Elkins railroad company has suits
aeliust TIE Baltimore and Ohio company, Mayer and
oiers ,r tearing up track apptoprlltin Ties and rails,
holding GAYS aud discrimiuau"n amounting to nearly
The people on aud near The limos Of the Baltimore and
Onto AMI parties controlling connection, icc 90 bitterly
current talk th1s the conduct OF the company IN
West virginia VII he made the subject ~ Inquiry ut the
rcrc,. may bee hsl 10 he grievances they have boen
suffering for 80 long time